Thomas Bromley (chief justice)
Sir Thomas Bromley was an English judge of Shropshire landed gentry origins who came to prominence during the Mid-Tudor period. After occupying important judicial posts in the Welsh Marches, he won the favour of Henry VIII and was a member of Edward VI's regency council. He was appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench by Mary I.
Effigy of Thomas Bromley, St Andrew's parish church, Wroxeter, Shropshire.
Arms of Thomas Bromley, from his tomb at Wroxeter. The Visitation of Cheshire describes the Bromley arms as: "Quarterly per fess indented Gules and Or."
Thomas Cromwell, by Hans Holbein the Younger. It seems that Cromwell's distrust acted as a brake on Bromley's career. His judicial promotion and property speculation both forged ahead as Cromwell's power came to an end.
Sir Edward Montagu. He was browbeaten into approving the succession of Lady Jane Grey, along with Bromley. Edward Foss, the judicial biographer, contrasts their respective treatment by Queen Mary.
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary of England and Wales and the president of the courts of England and Wales.
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Image: Ralph de Hengham
Image: Portrait of Sir John Fortescue (1663) by William Faithorne cropped
Image: Sir Edward Montagu
